The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

As his hotly anticipated tale of jealousy, power and betrayal in the court of Queen Anne 'The Favourite' opens in our cinemas, discover Yorgos Lanthimos' ('Dogtooth', 'The Lobster') Cannes Best Screenplay-winner 'The Killing of A Sacred Deer'.
Steven (Colin Farrell), an eminent cardio surgeon, is married to Anna (Nicole Kidman), a respected ophthalmologist. They live a happy and healthy family life with their two children, Kim and Bob. But Steven has formed a friendship with Martin (Barry Keoghan), a fatherless 16 year-old boy whom he has taken under his wing.
Things take a sinister turn when Steven introduces Martin to his family, gradually throwing their world into turmoil and forcing Steven to make a shocking sacrifice or run the risk of losing everything.
★★★★ "The battle between ice-cool irony and full-blooded horror remains perpetually unresolved" - Mark Kermode's Film of the Week, The Observer
★★★★★ "An unforgettably unnerving experience" - Andrew Lowry
★★★★★ "The weirdest, most mesmerically unsettling film of the year" - Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
★★★★★ "This is like a high-tension Hollywood thriller that’s been beaten over the head by the works of Ingmar Bergman on crystal meth" - Kevin Maher, The Times